SoL - The Epic

This is an epic, that means a long poem of with heroic stories (although there are different ways to define, what an Epic is). I am aiming at writing 2000-2500 verses. (Edit July 2015: looks like it will be closer to 3000-4000 verses maybe...)The story is about the split of ATS and the birth of SoL, which should be obvious from the proem of the poem itself. But since it's a poem after all, I don't claim it to be historically correct. It's a narrative and thus I want to tell a story in a thrilling, instructive, interesting and artful way. You could say I was inspired by the history, to write a story similar to it, with its own lore.It is a proper poem, even though it doesn't rhyme. It has however a certain rhythm, that's called dactylic hexameter. I am using a stress meter, but I am trying my best to avoid any substitutions, which is sometimes impossible.In short, a dactylic hexameter works like this: It has 6 rhythmical components (hence "hexa"meter), and those components are "dactyls". A dactyl is a stressed syllable followed by 2 syllables, that are not stressed. The word "Liberty" is a dactyl, the word "dictator" however is not. The last dactyl of the hexameter is "broken" though, it has only 2 syllables, instead of 3. That is the metric scheme I am sticking to. You don't have to understand this, in order to read the poem. But don't wonder about the style of the epic then.

I am using ancient Roman and Greek epics as rolemodels. This includes Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Vergil's Aeneid, Lucan's Bellum Civile, Silius Italicus' Punica etc. That's why this epic includes classical motifs, like an invocation to the Muses or repitition of verses or parts of them. I hope those things are entertaining and fitting, and not disturbing and ridiculous.

If you're already bored out, this is a limerick version of the epic:Well, once there was Outcast the bully.He left, so we rioted fully.We set up with fightsdemocracy’s rights.Now, with a new name, it’s all woolly.

If this is not enough for you, feel free to read it all and comment!

EleutheromachyorBellum Civile

Book IClash and diremption, oh Muse, I’ll be singing about and its causes,where it derived from and where it was leading to, also the fortunessuffered by people on both sides, which once were united in one clan.Help me, my Muse, to depict the incentives and actions in sequencejust like they’ve happened – no favouritism shall guide my narration! 5Still give me courage and insight to tell all the sound and the foul deeds.Show me the lordship and influence holden by powerful Outcast,friction and terror committed by Darthboss and similar menfolk,inner discordance creating the high-minded Zealots of Freedomunder the guidance of brassbound Ajunta Pall the pugnacious, 10ominous days of confusion and determination – the peak offighting and hostile discussions between all those copious spokesmensuch as the wise NickdeClaw, charismatic and cordial Kernow,Xasomur fighter in speech, his unfaltering padawan Phoenix,righteous and noble Mereel, his companion conversant Lord Draco, 15Sebbat and Hektor, the people’s ambassadors, pleasant and friendly,(all of these fought for democracy, many more countless companionsstood by to join in the battle; yet following fought for tradition: )loyal and clinging to Outcast from head to the toe the keen Kyle,honest in words and consistent in actions the confident Sylba, 20torn between friends on both sides of the conflict the sociable Herny.Lead my narration ahead to the dawn of the new day disclosingtwo proper clans, just as similar as they’re opposing each other.

Aeons ago there has been the Massassi’s great Temple on Yavin,home and retreat of the clan with the denomination of Star Wars 25Total Alliance and also the residence used by its mightyleader and founder the widely renowned and illustrious Outcast.Higher and higher excelling and reaching for heavenly bodiestowers above the high treetops the massive Massassi colossus.Firm and impervious walls, which are built with a square-base, pile upwards 30running together in decuman steps that no giant could climb up:just like a billow, immane and tremendous, is stacked up by roaringtempest and windstorm and looms large, as if it was going to delugelandscapes and mainlands – a rare and impressive occurrence of nature.Such kind of billow, but frozen and turned into splendorous limestone, 35brought to perfection by blood, sweat and tears of innumerous workers,graces the copious jungles and wood of the fourth moon of Yavinfeaturing agorae, sacred sites, courtyards and places for training.

Waiting inside of the temple the powerful Outcast expectedMaximus, who was proclaimed a co-founder alongside his fellow. 40After he entered the sovereign hall and the door wings slid sidewards,wearing his Roman centurion’s armour all splendid and fulgentMaximus raised up his voice and aliferous words he then uttered:„Greetings my friend! It’s been long since the last time we have held a meeting!Even much longer since when in these meetings not only we both sat; 45Gich and Huracan are painfully missed; their ancestral positionsneed to remain so depleted and orphaned. What dolorous grievance!What is the eminent matter you wanted to meet for in Council?New evil tidings and more of those direful troubles to combat?“Quoth he and hushed. These aliferous words then were uttered by Outcast: 50„Welcome my fellow, the teacher and trainer of dozens of Jedi!Direful troubles indeed, but essentially none of them’s novel:old are those issues and mischiefs, existing since I can remember,even back then in the times when I was in the clan called the Orderof the Black Sun. Let me tell you its doom for we need to evite it: 55

Long, long ago, in the days, when still myriad players came online –new players everyday and the servers were full then not onlyduring the night, but as well when the sun shone; and several serverscrowded by people were found on the list, which were owned by diverse clans –there were dynamics too hard to unravel: intrigues and confusion. 60But for all that the Black Sun was the eye of the storm and gave shelterfor all the peaceable players who worshipped and carried the fair play.Those were the reasons why I for myself had decided to join it.Oh what a grand kind of band it has been! It was worthy of glory!Founded by Blaid Nu they’ve built up a training academy coaching 65newer and seelier folk to be able to battle the lamersalso empowering them to defy those despiteous cheaters!Brilliant and integer was that idea! I agree that those peoplekill and demolish the game, that they have to be fought and defeated!Like a disease they’re infecting the innocent players and turn them 70into that scum of defrauding and dastard pretenders, who badgernewbies – the future and lifeblood of Jedi Knight – using their aimbots,though they’ve got no skill at all, they still feel like invincible champions.So they go boasting and bragging all over the place, while the newbiesoften are driven to either abandon the game or to purchase 75cheats for themselves. In this manner the ruinous sickness disperses.Oh, and how far it has come! I’m afraid that by now it’s a rare thing,if you discover a player with true skills and fair-minded morals.As if this wasn’t enough these contemptible bastards are alwaysaiming for havoc by either insulting assailable players 80or by attacking advanced but still skill-wise inferior fightersonly to cause some disorder. If even the tryings of that ilkstill fail to be of avail, those rapscallions rush to extreme deeds:not shrinking back from committing a crime they will lag out the server.When I was new to the game I believed it would answer the purpose, 85if we would combat them dauntlessly keeping in heart our high standards.Not giving up the ideal of the fair play I hoped we’d exhaust them.That’s why I went through the lore of the Order and grew to a warlord.But by and by I was forced to accept, that – if foul is the gamble –honesty never prevails, ‘cause the closer it gets to the triumph, 90Oh my! the dirtier tricks are invented to shatter the righteous.That is what happened to us in the Order. We fought them so bravely!But since they couldn’t defeat us with fighting or abject defrauding,they then decided to creep in our rows and to break our cohesion.Acting as friends and as upright companions they ended up being 95members and integral parts of the Order, although they still cheated.That was the way of intrusion that left us with rats such as Wehrmacht.From that time on we’d to face and approach two insolvable problems:First there were arguments, that we would all just be canting and lying,since in our own clan would be just the cheaters we stated to combat. 100Sadly they had made a point there that heavily sapped our position.Yet even worse were the manipulations that came from our own ranks: Scripters inside of the clan were portraying an image of cheatingswhitewashing them and embellishing. Thus our impellent was fading.Rising distress from the outside and shrinking belief on the inside 105doomed the Black Sun and it slowly began to decay and go under.Losing its glory and power the people became soon inactive.One of them was our associate Moph the creative and upright.(He would befriend now: We share the conception of accurate leading.)Seeing that process and upcoming death of the Order I set to 110work on arranging my own clan to hold up the torch of the fair play.Thus the in former times aureate Order was brought down and wiped out.”Quoth he and halted his speech being lost within commemoration.

After a while then the powerful Outcast arose and continued:“Long have you been at my side in the combat against all those villains, 115helping to make the Alliance a haven for ease and for fair play,knowing that they have begun with the outrage and foul play against us,also that they have coerced me to exile and ban them from server.They were the ones that have started the war! But then I have decidedthat I would not let the fate of the Order be ever repeated! 120Therefore I needed to never show mercy nor lenity, neitherduring the guidance on server while handling the lamers and cheaters,nor when I managed the living together within the Alliance.Due to the fact that the fate of the Order was sealed by indulgenceshown to the vermin, that contaminated the living on server 125just like the unity inside the Order, I started detergingboth the Alliance and server throughout from the lingering menace:Rather than fighting the cheaters and giving them chances to poisonfrankly or subtly the pureness and peace of the clan, I preferred tobanish them outright and instantly, keeping the atmosphere peaceful; 130Rather than drifting away from our claims and our high-minded standardsletting a clansman – although it might be just a single exception –act for the cheaters by either be cheater himself or by vouchingfor individual cheaters in inner discussions and gossip –rather than this I suppressed such disputable statements and comments 135and, if a member was caught with a script, then without hesitationI – not allowing for further debating – imposed relegation.That way I tried to ensure that the clan still remained all untainted.Ha! and you know how successful I’ve been: Have a look on the scurrilerats I unmasked! And among them are Darthboss and Devy and Fisto!” 140Calling those names an appallingly blazing, red fire was ignitingOutcast’s both eyes in a manner a truculent burning, that seizes,after it started petite and unnoticed in middle of nowhere,whipped by strong winds and drouth, all of a sudden! the forest completely.Thus his both eyes were ignited, a frightening aspect to look at. 145

Having breathed in and out deeply the leader resumed his oration:“Even with this so effective technique, I can feel that it’s seethingunder the surface, decaying unsighted within the Alliance.Since we’re in ongoing quarrel with dastard and fraudulent people,it is no wonder they’ve spread the small seeds of misgivings and doubting. 150Yet this is due, when you’re bearing in mind, that the clan’s now existinglonger than any of those, who’re against us, have ever expected.But that’s no reason at all to lay back and let happen the downfall.Nay! By no means we have earned our retirement. The game, it still needs us!Since we’ve to face this new issue of unknown affliction and danger, 155we’ve to apply just as well an unheard-of and novel procedure!Hear my astucious and artful maneuver to purge the Alliance:I want to separate those, who’re receptive to cheaters and lamerscarrying strife to the heart of the clan, from all those, who are havingmore unrelenting and adamant morals, for they are the marrow 160mirroring, what the Alliance’s merit and maximum form is.Teams, they are forged by initial ideals, dedication and effort. Quantity I am not interested in, but the quality only.Pardon me, fellow! I read you’re bemazed from your facial expression.Rightly it monishes me to surcease the equivocal talking. 165Making the long story short: I am going to leave the Alliance.”

Hearing those twisted and blood-curdling sentences Maximus jumped updrawing himself to the full height and size of his vigorous body.All of his muscles contracted without his control and twain urgesinwardly rivaled each other: One pushed him to reach for the weapon, 170fleeing was called by the second: His body remained in its rigor;just like a Jawa that’s stricken with terrible fear and with horror,seeing a Tusken or merely perceiving a sign of their presence,promptly is petrified being unable to move just the slightest,even although it’s consumed by the wish to escape and take refuge. 175Maximus, trembling in every limb and all fraught with confusion,started to stutter in utter torpidity and stupefaction.Just bit by bit the awareness of what he had heard reached his conscience.Slowly the strain of his muscles subsided and turned to the converse:Feebleness spread in his joints and the knees discontinued their duties, 180Maximus sunk in the seat. A vast emptiness crept in his stomach.Morbid and cold thoughts began to infringe on his mind, like a fisherfeels, who has studied the handcraft of fishing and sailing a vesselyear after year from his father, the dear and beloved, by attendingday after day the excursions and trips to the high seas and offing 185braving the weather and winds, but who finally faces the moment,when his role model is snatched by the grim and implacable Reaper;and when the vessel, his second home once, has turned into a bucketrotten and worm-eaten; when – once a gate to adventure – the shore hasturned to a cliff with a murky abyss, and when even the ocean, 190beautiful once and attractive, has turned to a dangerous graveyard,into a man-eating beast, a repellent and unending desert.Such kind of feelings assaulted the trainer of dozens of Jedi.

Outcast the widely renowned and illustrious leader and foundersmiled, when he saw the reaction of Maximus, then he took pity 195on his old friend and arose to quiescently clear up his dodges:“Dearest companion! Accept my apologies for this deception!Quiet your mind: I am not in reality leaving or quitting!But I want everyone in the clan to believe and to reckonthat to be true. It is part of my plan: I will fake my departure. 200And when they really consider me gone, they will all soon unbosom,what their authentic convictions are, whom their devotion belongs toreally and truly. For I – as a matter of fact – am the reason,why the Alliance is standing this strong in the war against cheaters,why these delinquents are worming into the array of our members: 205They wouldn’t dare to disclose their opinions, while I am in power,but when they deem, that the instance has come to advance and to usherin a new phase of the war. And as soon as the minds of everybodyhave been revealed, I’ll return and can easily purge the Alliance.That, my associate, that is my plan. Now say, will you support me?” 210Quoth he and smiled. Hesitating a while, lastly Maximus answered:“Outcast my fellow! I know you for all of those years and I trust you,so I will follow, support and assist you, whatever you venture.But let me ask you a question, so I can abandon my doubtings:Aren’t you frightened at all, that the members dissever and vanish 215into thin air? They might panic and perish within the disorder.”Quoth he and gazed at his fellow, who answered these words of disaster:“Well then, so be it. But this is the only approach that could mayhaplead to success - and betimes a small sacrifice is the condition.That kind of havoc is needed, so that those rapscallions venture 220stating their minds in the first place. Another good justificationis, that the members are needed to demonstrate staunchness and vigor.What better moment to prove their devotion can ever be given?Yes, they will cry, the Alliance will bleed and the members will sufferhard times. But after this sacrifice, we will stand stronger than ever: 225All of the meritless members will blossom or notelessly vanish.And after all: There will still be yourself to unburden their troubles!Those, who uphold the right minds, will of course be aware, whom to follow!”Quoth he and smiled once again to relieve the concerns of his fellowblatantly written onto his contemplative facial expression. 230

Just in the second, when silence was starting to cease the debriefing,quarrel and clamor intruded into the magnificent hallways.Ere the illustrious leaders could head for the doors of the temple,one of the staunchest attenders of Outcast, hard-working and eager,rushed through the doors, out of breath, yet he lowered his gaze as a tribute. 235“Hurry Katarn!” quoth the leader, “And give me account of the reasonfor this outrageous and scandalous furore!” “Milord, they’re invading!”answered Katarn, “There are dozens and hundreds of raiding assaulters!”“Summon our men to the weapons!” yelled Maximus fraught with enragement.Hying outside of the hall, the twain leaders were seized by amazement: 240Casting a glance from the ledge above over the realm they commanded,Outcast and Maximus saw a gargantuan chaos of people.All esplanades were – as far as the eye could behold – absolutelycrowded with combatant Jedi, just like the terrain, when the locusts –gathered in droves to a plague – are devouring the crops, is completely 245covered by vermin and not any longer apparent to vision.

Muse, hear my pleading! Disclose the most glorious heroes and alsoshew me their palmiest deeds and endow me with sweet inspiration!Steadily struggled the fighters, the fortunes of warfare kept changing.Sabers of light in each coloring clashed hard with glistering thunder. 250First of all Jedi excelled the unscrupulous slayer called Lunar,brother within the small sect called Insane Force, a troop of marauders.Holding his saber within a tight grip and maintaining in tensionevery muscle disposed to unleash the belligerent power,Lunar watched out for his very first victim to kick off the carnage. 255Hastily bustled his glances between the contesting opponents,unto his visions had caught GodGrowMore, the unwearying gateman,how he withdrew from the battle and sought to attain the safe templetrying to dodge the tremendous attacks by avoiding encounters.Lunar, by locking his sight on the peaceable friend of carousal, 260sliced through the cohorts with purposive moves like a powerful panthersecretly chasing the nescient prey with unhearable footstepsgraciously taken with paws of incredible, death-dealing vigor.And in the manner the vigorous panther abruptly leaps forwards,once it has crept close enough to a wandering, unaware tapir, 265ere the superior hunter strikes down the faint prey with a singlepaw-swipe for driving its fangs in the neck of the paralyzed victim,Lunarstrain lunged at the poor GodGrowMore, who fell over, and quicklystruck with his saber and plunged it right into his chest and bored through it.At the same moment the doomed became one with the force and a sudden 270blaze of green light seized his body, that instantly vanished. The beatenJedi preferred to stay out of the fight and abandoned the server.Lunar – without retardation – betook himself back into ambushseeking another convenient chance to aggrandise his glory.Therefore he started his hidden equipment and technical gadgets, 275tools he acquired from the manhunters hailing from Mandalore, broadlyknown as the Evil Creators. With aid of such gadgets the ownergained the prompt access to many deceits: They delivered strategicdata about other Jedi displaying their current condition.Then they could spot hidden men behind walls with a thermal detector. 280Then they could even affect with the use of magnetic induction,how one would brandish his lightsaber both in defense and attacking.Using t hese tools the magnificent Lunar detected BlueNinja,who was retreating from battle, already appallingly wounded:He’s been surprised by a sudden attack of apace and ferocious 285lightning, that left no observable traces behind and yet made himflee from the perilous courtyard and head for some life-saving bacta.From a safe distance the combative Lunarstrain threw his unerringsaber, that ruthlessly hurtled towards the unknowing BlueNinja,hit him right into the flank and thus gave him a mournful quietus. 290But not unsighted remained this achievement, when Alien followedback with his eyes, how the saber returned into Lunarstrain’s fingers.Alien guided his footsteps without retardation to Lunardriven by fury and anger about the demise of his fellow,reached him instanter and fiercely besieged him with numberless sword thrusts. 295But he could not find a way through the sparking defense of the nimblesaber, that Lunarstrain swung with incredible speed and precision.Every strike was disposed by a seemingly effortless parry.Alien’s fury increased and soon made him neglect his own defense.Lunar however just watched for his chance to exploit such an error, 300knowing that one chance is more than enough to decide a contention.Therefore, as soon as he spotted a loophole, he sidestepped a swingingblow and by spinning around his own axis he cut with his saberright through the Stormtrooper’s armour, that Alien wholly depaintedusing the colors of death and of blood and that now was dissected 305from the left hip, straight across the firm torso, up to the right shoulder.

Even before the exanimate body of Alien restedon the cold ground, his magnanimous mentor perceived a disturbancein the ubiquitous Force, as if little by little his pupil’svoice cried out louder in anger but then though was suddenly silenced. 310Taking a deep breath, the righteous Mereel sought to sense his surroundingsusing the Force and discovered the corpses of both his disciples.Pungently pierced through his heart the unbearable sorrow and hatredrose in his chest that endeavored to ruthlessly venge the misdoing.After discovering Lunar as causative for this affliction 315all of Mereel’s irrepressible rancor unloaded upon him.Straightly he guided his footsteps without retardation to Lunar.But in his way stepped the powerful lords of dark forces called PhantomMenace and Redbull and even the frightening Laaf with his ruses.Still the resentful Mereel didn’t hesitate rushing to battle, 320taking them on altogether. He dashed at his imminent rivalslike a humongously massive and ragingly roaring black grizzlydashes against a dense fencing consisting of ironclad lances,dauntlessly breaks into pieces those lances with one single paw-swipeand this way routs the brigade formed of even the pluckiest huntsmen. 325Thus the unfearing Mereel pounced against the calamitous triad,firstly assaulting the boisterous Menace, who sought with a lightningtempest to ward off the strike. But Mereel didn’t make yet the slightesteffort to parry the counter and simply endured the fierce tormentnot even showing a sign of his pain. And before the astonished 330Menace could even react, his adventurous heart was alreadyspiked by the blade, that Mereel so unerringly swung. Ere the finalbreath could escape the exanimate body, Mereel changed his target,jumped towards Redbull and choked him by using his dark and unholyForce powers. Promptly he tossed his opponent apace and severely 335hither and thither through volatile heights and at last smashed his bodyonto the walls of the temple and painted them crimson and scarlet.But the experienced Laaf showed a far more conversant reaction:Gripping Mereel now on his part, Laaf tossed him with even more craftshipthrough the thin air and Mereel was unable to break the firm choke-hold. 340Nevertheless the unflinching Mereel wasn’t ready to give in:Just when the animal spirits began to relinquish his senses,right then Mereel in his thirst to avenge the demise of his pupilsfully entrusted himself to the powerful Rage of the vitalForce. That’s why Laaf was completely surprised that Mereel was still living, 345after the grip was resolved, and when all of a sudden a saber,swung by Mereel, slit his Trandoshan throat and concluded the combat.Firstly the winner collapsed to his knees due to utter exhaustion,but he recovered as fast as can be, for he totally focusedonto his primary target, his actual enemy: Lunar. 350Not anymore was obstructed the way and at last the avengerguided his footsteps directly to Lunar and faced him in battle.Giving free rein to his anger Mereel unrelentingly batteredLunar, who anyway parried with ease all the mightful advances.For a long time span the combat remained undecided and no-one 355gained an advantage or spotted a way to subdue his opponent.

Lastly Mereel interrupted the faltering fight and stepped backwards.Thereon he spoke these aliferous words and he voiced his opinion:“Sordid, despicable miscreant! Ho! Is there any disgracefuloutrage, that you’d not commit? Over there I discover the lifeless 360lich of the young GodGrowMore! Tell me what kind of honor you strove forkilling that peacable wassailer? Was his defeatsuch a nobleproof of your prowess? And there I can see my disciple BlueNinja,bearing a wound on his back! So is that your perception of fairlyfighting a man? By just cowardly stabbing his back? And moreover – 365clearly I saw it, for I am from Mandalore too and I noticecheating, when someone so blatantly uses it – you are a cheater!Thus you are robbing my chance to revenge my beloved disciples,hiding behind your perfidious tools! Faugh! Or are you contemningus so severely, that even providing a fight that is righteous 370seems to you too much to ask for? Pshaw! What’s all this bragging and idletalk then about? Do you really feel mighty and strong, when you onlywin by deceits? That means either you’re craving so much for your glory,that in return you accept to be living a lie and illusion,or you are finding a sick and insidious joy in deriding 375us by destroying, defrauding and – even beyond that – denying.Either way you are a caitiff, pathetic and piteous failure!Are you a Jedi at all? Is your bond to the Force really that weak?When was the last time you felt someone’s presence surround you, instead ofletting your thermal detector go after the warmth of his body? 380Maggot, begone now! Dishonor no more the augustness of Jedi!”Quoth he and hushed. Thereon Lunar replied and he voiced his opinion:“Guard your mendacious and insolent tongue! I am conscious of yondervoid allegations. But usually puissant and powerful warmendignify me by assuming, that I must be cheating, that no-one 385ever could really be that strong: a compliment coming from adepts.Coming from you though, a laughably feeble and cowardly meacock,those accusations are truly absurd! You would blame me for cheating,even if you had chopped off – what a funny amusement – your own armwaving that sword in your infamous fashion of nervously twitching. 390Weaklings like you, when they’re worsted, resort to obscene defamation.All of your charges dissolve into smoke, once your flam is uncovered;then those reproaches attest to your absence of knowledge in warfare:Neither sheer power, nor crude and brute violence certainly warrantvictory, nay! By a single torpedo the death-star was blasted, 395whilst it was apt to extinguish a planet entirely with one shot.Truly! For cunning and crafty that man has to be, who intends tocarry the day; although he, who combines these essential acquirementsboth in himself, is the best of the glorious heroes of warfare.You on the contrary seem too fixated on one of these virtues. 400Now it miscarries against me and leaves you completely defenselessmaking you bluster and rant like a touchy and petulant damsel.”Quoth he and hushed. But Mereel then replied and he voiced his opinion:“Woe! Don’t you dare to compare to the sorely afflicted rebellion!You are the cruel aggressor relying on technical weapons! 405They were the valiant martyrs withstanding superior tyrants!Everyone is aware of your fraudulent cheating! Stop hiding!”Quoth he and hushed. Thereon Lunar replied and he voiced his opinion:“No-one can possibly know, since the bone of contention is phony.Why should I carry on paying attention to pitiful blather?” 410Quoth he and hushed. Thereupon they resumed their implacable duel.

Meanwhile intruders assailed the commodious hangar of spacecrafts.Ere the invasion had started, a numerous crowd of Alliance-members was gathered down there: they were sparring, disporting or talking.Now it was Ryner, who first of the raiders arrived at the inner 415parts of the temple, a grandmaster leading the sect, that was widelyknown by the denomination of Flaw. They were wont to discomfitrivals by flawless abasements: They spread trepidation and terror.Ryner descried a small grouplet of practicing Jedi in front ofshipment containers: the neophytes Skambak and Solidsnake dueled, 420studying classical fencing instructed by Bacara’s guidance.Fixing his gaze on these blissfully ignorant, Ryner dashed closer.Eager for bloodshed he hurtled his blade from afar and attractedthus their attention to him. The two tenderfeet shied at the giant,Bacara though did not flinch and repelled the assault from the distance. 425Hence also Skambak and Solid took courage and backed up their teacher.Ryner just smirked and accepted that challenge – still small in his judgment.Just like a brawny and vigorous tiger of dreadful dimension,after it stood on its hindlimbs and fully erected its body,deals out with claw-baring paws its appalling and horrible punches, 430giving its victim a sudden quietus by sinking its goryfangs unrelentingly into the neck with a bone-breaking wrenching;thus the immaculate Ryner attacked the dissimilar triplet.Sidestepping Bacara’s sword-thrust, he parried the second of Skambak,Solid attempted to strike from behind, but too quickly reacted 435Ryner by ducking away and then kicking aback. Thereby Solidwas unexpectedly hit on the jaw and was dazed for a moment.Turning his body adroitly to Bacara, Ryner unloadedfiercely a push wave with aid of the Force for repulsing the target.Skambak, before he could notice the peril befalling his fortune, 440soon was disarmed and a saber was plunged through the midst of his eyeball.This was the blood-curdling sight that appeared to the terrified Solid,right when his senses returned, so he uttered a shattering outcry.Ryner already approached with intent to annihilate Solid,but with audacious celerity Bacara hied to his rescue, 445leaping between the assailant and victim to ward off the onslaught.Solid however in utter misjudgment of tactical measures,sought to subdue the remorseless assassin of Skambak, his comrade,driven by grief, with a forceful but venturous thrust of his saber.Ryner foresaw the attack and eluded it, bringing his foeman 450Bacara into the way of his fosterling’s lunge, who then noticedbarely in time, that he’d fail his intention, and switched off his weapon.Still he – unable to come to a stop – inadvertently hurtledinto the back of his guardian, dragging him onto the ground floor.Bacara, crashing his head with a thud, was surrounded by numbness. 455Moribund Solid expected no mercy now, nor was he granted.Ryner then stepped to the unconscious Bacara ready for slaying;suddenly Hektor appeared and obstructed the passage to bloodshed.

Hektor had, once he had hearkened the stridently crying of Solid,forced his sanguineous way through the hordes to relieve the affliction. 460Nimble of foot and with dexterous moves had the canny contendercut through the foes: with intent to attain his objective in good timeHektor’d been dodging as many opponents as possible, onlyfighting the ones, who’d attempted to block up the passage on purpose.Like when a flexuous serpent, that hidden and soundlessly lapses 465through the impervious thicket with elegant determination,haply encounters a wandering predator, fearing no duel,rather the victim minaciously raises its head with expandedhood and, if closer the blundering predator comes, with a suddenleap the victorious serpent unerringly plunges its venom 470fangs in the flesh of its prey, that has ceded the name of a hunter;thus, lissome Hektor had slain with a single, but powerful sword-strikeSanta, who’d tried to oppose him, without slowing down his swift running.Roxy and Chink, who belonged to a squad coalesced with the sect thatLunar was part of, thereafter had savaged together the hying 475Hektor, who’d only adjusted his course and approached the containers,trying to leave his pursuers behind in the corners and narrows.Roxy had followed him running between the containers, maintainingtrack of her target by using the Force to perceive her surroundings.Chink had in contrast ascended the boxes to gain him a higher 480ground and to fasten his eyes upon Hektor, whereby he’d drawn nearer.Hektor however had known how to leverage this situation:Taking a turn to the left he had vanished behind a containerjust for a second, and Chink, who already had thought he’d outwittedHektor, had not even seen the calamity flying towards him, 485cutting his body asunder with merely a noise, and the lethalsaber had found the way back to the hand of its owner, ere eitherpart of the truncated body had dropped to the ground. Yet the fearlessRoxy had almost caught up with her prey, but he’d blocked up her passageusing the Force to make boxes surprisingly tumble upon her. 490Not being harmed, yet conceding defeat, she’d relinquished her rival.

It describes the events in ATS that lead up to the creation of SoL in 2009 in the most epic written way possible, taking in elements from famous works such as Virgil's The Aeneid and Homer's Odyssey. I don't know if the Nordic Saga or The Poetic Edda are in here though.

The influence of nordic elements is small. It has 2 reasons. One is the difference in contents. Our JK2 history gives little opportunities for the straight forward and often confusing stories and brutal storytelling. In the description of battles though (which will come soon) there will be a little more use, though those descriptions don't differ much from the ones with Homer and Vergil - as long as it's humans fighting.

The other reason is the nordic verse. It works completely different than mediterranean verse. While verses from Greece and Rome work with long and short syllables and their rhythm, the nordic verse works with alliterations and staff-rhymes. It's a very hard style of poem and I am unable to make it. And for those people, who don't know much of epic poetry, won't even notice the staff-rhymes. It basically has the important words starting with the same phonems in a specific order. No rhythm and such. (And it's still a poem @ Angel )

Yet, I tried to include those Alliterations too, especially when it is about the important parts of the verse. E.g. "Charismatic and cordial Kernow." "Keen Kyle" And for my own Padawan I tried to satisfy all concepts of Alliteration: unFaltering [padawan] ph(=F)oenix/unfaltering Padawan Phoenix.So it has its place too.

But yea, the main paradeigms are Vergil, Homer, Silius Italicus, Valerius Flaccus, Ovid, Apollonius Rhodius and over all: Lucanus. Only that I had to adjust Geek and Latin metric rules to English language.

No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.

I have thought again for a name, since Eleutheromachy didn't find much support. It doesn't appeal that much to me either, apart from being accurate and linguistically correct. ^^

New proposals:Epanastasis (the greek word for Revolution and later the word to describe wars of independence)Epanastasiaca (A little more accurate, since it describes the "tales of the war of independence" rather than being the war itself. it is like other antique work names like Punica, Aethiopiaca etc)Bellum Libertatis (the latin translation for War of Independence. It is styled after the "Bellum Civile" by Lucan, which is an Epic about the Roman Civil Wars. This also contains the word "liberty" same as our tag...)

lol im thinking now on Silmarilion by Tolkien and the names of wars of independence he used there, but remembering the Quenya elvish language names is too much atm w/o looking into the books

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No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.

Well, a Quenya name would be fancy too, but as much as I love and appreciate Tolkien and especially his Silmarillion, we can't use Quenya for the naming of the Epic. I didn't use it as template for epic. In fact, you'd be unable to use Quenya names, without too using their mythological background, and it has no place in this Star Wars related narration. And the name can be fancy, but the link to the content should be clearer and more direct.When the name is greek or latin, or styled after it, it doesn't only reflect the content, but also the role models this is made similar to.But I think War of Independence would be ohta fairiëo in Quenya. Don't tell me you like it better than the other... <.<

I don't know, that was just funny suggestion lolQuenta Soleion/Liberion xD

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No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.

Outcast the widely renowned and illustrious leader and foundersmiled, when he saw the reaction of Maximus, then he took pityon his old friend and arose to quiescently clear up his dodges:“Dearest companion! Accept my apologies for this deception!Quiet your mind: I am not in reality leaving or quitting!But I want everyone in the clan to believe and to reckonthat to be true. It is part of my plan: I will fake my departure.And when they really consider me gone, they will all soon unbosom,what their authentic convictions are, whom their devotion belongs toreally and truly. For I – as a matter of fact – am the reason,why the Alliance is standing this strong in the war against cheaters,why these delinquents are worming into the array of our members:They wouldn’t dare to disclose their opinions, while I am in power,but when they deem, that the instance has come to advance and to usherin a new phase of the war. And as soon as the minds of everybodyhave been revealed, I’ll return and can easily purge the Alliance.That, my associate, that is my plan. Now say, will you support me?”

Quoth he and smiled. Hesitating a while, lastly Maximus answered:“Outcast my fellow! I know you for all of those years and I trust you,so I will follow, support and assist you, whatever you venture.But let me ask you a question, so I can abandon my doubtings:Aren’t you frightened at all, that the members dissever and vanishinto thin air? They might panic and perish within the disorder.”Quoth he and gazed at his fellow, who answered these words of disaster:“Well then, so be it. But this is the only approach that could mayhaplead to success - and betimes a small sacrifice is the condition.That kind of havoc is needed, so that those rapscallions venturestating their minds in the first place. Another good justificationis, that the members are needed to demonstrate staunchness and vigor.What better moment to prove their devotion can ever be given?Yes, they will shed tears, the Alliance will bleed and the members will sufferhard times. But after this sacrifice, we will stand stronger than ever:All of the meritless members will blossom or notelessly vanish.And after all: There will still be yourself to unburden their troubles!Those, who uphold the right minds, will of course be aware, whom to follow!”Quoth he and smiled once again to relieve the concerns of his fellowblatantly written onto his contemplative facial expression.

Just in the second, when silence was starting to cease the debriefing,quarrel and clamor intruded into the magnificent hallways.Ere the illustrious leaders could head for the doors of the temple,one of the staunchest attenders of Outcast, hard-working and eager,rushed through the doors, out of breath, yet he lowered his gaze as a tribute.“Hurry Katarn!” quoth the leader, “And give me account of the reasonfor this outrageous and scandalous furore!” “Milord, they’re invading!”answered Katarn, “There are dozens and hundreds of raiding assaulters!”“Summon our men to the weapons!” yelled Maximus fraught with enragement.Hying outside of the hall, the twain leaders were seized by amazement:Casting a glance from the ledge above over the realm they commanded,Outcast and Maximus saw a gargantuan chaos of people.All esplanades were – as far as the eye could behold – absolutelycrowded with combatant Jedi, just like the terrain, when the locusts –gathered in droves to a plague – are devouring the crops, is completelycovered by vermin and not any longer apparent to vision.

No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.

yea, sorry, I am working on it, but I have to attend so many other things these days :SThe hard part for me is to put the idea into words. It's always easier for me to write more when I am not completely sure of how to write it. But now I have so accurate ideas of how to make it, that I just don't get to write them down xPBut I didn't forget itt!

No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.

much too late the sequel follows, but here it comes. read back a few lines: the yavin temple is being attacked by a huge army of ppl. the war begins (:<

Muse, hear my pleading! Disclose the most glorious heroes and alsoshew me their palmiest deeds and endow me with sweet inspiration!Steadily struggled the fighters, the fortunes of warfare kept changing.Sabers of light in each coloring clashed hard with glistering thunder.First of all Jedi excelled the unscrupulous slayer called Lunar,brother within the small sect called Insane Force, a troop of marauders.Holding his saber within a tight grip and maintaining in tensionevery muscle disposed to unleash the belligerent power,Lunar watched out for his very first victim to kick off the carnage.Hastily bustled his glances between the contesting opponents,unto his visions had caught GodGrowMore, the unwearying gateman,how he withdrew from the battle and sought to attain the safe templetrying to dodge the tremendous attacks by avoiding encounters.

much too late the sequel follows, but here it comes. read back a few lines: the yavin temple is being attacked by a huge army of ppl. the war begins (:<

Muse, hear my pleading! Disclose the most glorious heroes and alsoshew me their palmiest deeds and endow me with sweet inspiration!Steadily struggled the fighters, the fortunes of warfare kept changing.Sabers of light in each coloring clashed hard with glistering thunder.First of all Jedi excelled the unscrupulous slayer called Lunar,brother within the small sect called Insane Force, a troop of marauders.Holding his saber within a tight grip and maintaining in tensionevery muscle disposed to unleash the belligerent power,Lunar watched out for his very first victim to kick off the carnage.Hastily bustled his glances between the contesting opponents,unto his visions had caught GodGrowMore, the unwearying gateman,how he withdrew from the battle and sought to attain the safe templetrying to dodge the tremendous attacks by avoiding encounters.

to be continued next week

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No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.

Lunar, by locking his sight on the peaceable friend of carousal,sliced through the cohorts with purposive moves like a powerful panthersecretly chasing the nescient prey with unhearable footstepsgraciously taken with paws of incredible, death-dealing vigor.And in the manner the vigorous panther abruptly leaps forwards,once it has crept close enough to a wandering, unaware tapir,ere the superior hunter strikes down the faint prey with a singlepaw-swipe for driving its fangs in the neck of the paralyzed victim,Lunarstrain lunged at the poor GodGrowMore, who fell over, and quicklystruck with his saber and plunged it right into his chest and bored through it.At the same moment the doomed became one with the force and a suddenblaze of green light seized his body, that instantly vanished. The beatenJedi preferred to stay out of the fight and abandoned the server.